When asked about the alleged attacks inside Syria , Netanyahu said Israel was ready to stop weapons from reaching the Lebanon-based Hezbollah armed group, which has backed the Syrian government in its almost seven-year civil war with rebel forces. [Full Article...]

Four Democrats, including Applegate, have already announced they will run for Issa's seat. Issa is the 18th Republican member of the House to announce their retirement ahead of the 2018 elections, according to NBC News, while six Democrats have announced they are retiring. [Full Article...]

The country's parliament has pulled the plug on global adoptions by foreigners in a bid to protect children from possible abuse by their new parents. The debate over whether foreign adoption should be allowed, has stirred up controversy in the nation, beginning mostly in 2013, when a 13-year-old Ethiopian child was found dead in the USA, leading to the conviction of her adopted parents. [Full Article...]

It also comes between elections, but the court's decision could impact close races down the road. The case looks at Ohio's "purge policy", in which the state used maintenance lists to bar people from voting in elections if they had not voted in a two-year period or contacted a state voting agency for a six-year period. [Full Article...]

Thakur won the medal in the slalom race category, which involves skiing between poles and gates spaced more closely than giants slalom or super giant slalom. Meanwhile, her father, Roshan Thakur who is also the secretary-general of the Winter Games Federation of India (WGFI) said that this could be the breakthrough for the sport in India. [Full Article...]

In a statement accompanying the release of the Simpson transcript Tuesday, Feinstein said "the American people deserve the opportunity to see what (Simpson) said (about the dossier) and judge for themselves". They said Steele may have lied to investigators about his contacts with reporters. The president slammed the California Democrat on Wednesday for releasing transcripts of Fusion GPS Fou... [Full Article...]

Akshay has called it his "most ambitious film". Chopra expressed her excitement on Twitter shortly after the official announcement was made by the producer of the film, Karan Johar , on Twitter on 10 January. Considering the fact that this is the first time that she is attempting something like this, it will indeed be interesting to see her make an impact. [Full Article...]

Jammu , Jan 10 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today batted strongly for political resolution of the Kashmir issue but cautioned that it should not be allowed to be hijacked and turned into a "religious issue". "If we will say we do not accept the Constitution of the state and the country then what we will get and from where", she added . Earlier, Mufti had urged the PM Modi... [Full Article...]